Further Reading

Publications

Refereed papers

• Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.

Aflatoxicosis 

• Ural K, Ulutas B, Tunca R, Kum C, Avci H, Boyacioglu M, Guletekin M, Atasoy A (2013) Aflatoxicosis in rottweilers after eating moldy bread: clinicopathologial features and effective tetrasulphate therapy. Vet Archiv 83 (4), 403-412.
• Arnot L F, Duncan N M, Coetzer H, Botha C J (2012) An outbreak of canine aflatoxicosis in Gauteng Province, South Africa. J S Afr Vet Assoc 83 (1), 2 PubMed.  
• Bruchim Y, Segev G, Sela U, Bdolah-Abram T, Salomon A, Aroch I (2012) Accidental fatal aflatoxicosis due to contaminated commercial diet in 50 dogs. Res Vet Sci 93 (1), 279-87 PubMed. 
• Dereszynski D M, Center S A, Randolph J F, Brooks M B, Hadden A G, Palyada K S, McDonough S P, Messick J, Stokol T, Bischoff K L, Gluckman S, Sanders S Y (2008) Clinical and clinicopathologic features of dogs that consumed foodborne hepatotoxic aflatoxins: 72 cases (2005-2006). J Am Vet Med Assoc 232, (9), 1329-1337 PubMed. 
• Furrow E (2007) The critical care of aflatoxin-induced liver failure in dogs. Vet Med 102 (10), 644-651.
• Stenske K A, Smith J R, Newman S J, Newman L B, Kirk C A (2006) Aflatoxicosis in dogs and dealing with suspected contaminated commercial foods. J Am Vet Med Assoc 228 (11), 1686-1691 PubMed. 

Tremorgenic mycotoxicosis

• Kormpou F, Adamantos S, O’Sullivan A, Troth L (2018) Use of lipid emulsion in dogs with suspected tremorgenic mycotoxicosis: 53 cases. Vet Evidence 3 (2), 1-8. 
• Barker A K, Stahl C, Ensley S M, Jeffery N D (2013) Tremorgenic mycotoxicosis in dogs. Compend Contin Educ Vet 35 (2), E2 PubMed. 
• Munday J S, Thompson D, Finch S C, Babu J V, Wilkins A L, di Menna M E, Miles C O (2008) Presumptive tremorgenic mycotoxicosis in a dog in New Zealand, after eating mouldy walnuts. NZ Vet J 56 (3), 145-148 PubMed.
• Young K L, Villar D, Carson T L, Ierman P M, Moore R A, Bottoff M R (2003) Tremorgenic mycotoxin intoxication with penitrem A and roquefortine in two dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 222 (1), 52-3, 35 PubMed.
• Boysen S R, Rozanski E A, Chan D L, Grobe T L, Fallon M J, Rush J E (2002) Tremorgenic mycotoxicosis in four dogs from a single household. J Am Vet Med Assoc 221 (10), 1441-4, 1420 PubMed.
• Naudé T W, O'Brien O M, Rundberget T, McGregor A D, Roux C, Flaoyen A (2002) Tremorgenic neuromycotoxicosis in 2 dogs ascribed to the ingestion of penitrem A and possibly roquefortine in rice contaminated with Penicillium crustosum. J S Afr Vet Assoc 73 (4), 211-215 PubMed.
• Puschner B (2002) Mycotoxins. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 32 (2), 409-19 PubMed.
• Walter S L (2002) Acute penitrem A and roquefortine poisoning in a dog. Can Vet J 43 (5), 372-374 PubMed.
• Lowes N R, Smith R A, Beck B E (1992) Roquefortine in the stomach contents of dogs suspected of strychnine poisoning in Alberta. Can Vet J 33 (8), 535-8 PubMed.
• Hocking A D, Holds K, Tobin N F (1988) Intoxication by tremorgenic mycotoxin (penitrem A) in a dog. Aust Vet J 65 (3), 82-85 PubMed.
• Puls R, Ladyman E (1988) Roquefortine toxicity in a dog. Can Vet J 29 (7), 569 PubMed.
• Arp L H, Richard J L (1979) Intoxication of dogs with the mycotoxin penitrem A. J Am Vet Med Assoc 175 (6), 565-566 PubMed.

Stachybotryotoxicosis 

• Coppock R, Dziwenka M M (2004) Stachybotryotoxins. In: Clinical Veterinary Toxicology. Plumlee K (ed). St Louis, Missouri, Mosby, pp 268-270. 
• Jarvis B B, Salemme J, Morais A (1995) Stachybotrys toxins. 1. Nat Toxins 3 (1), 10-6 PubMed.  
• Tantaoui-Elaraki A, Mekouar S L, el Hamidi M, Senhaji M (1994) Toxigenic strains of Stachybotrys atra associated with poisonous straw in Morocco. Vet Hum Toxicol 36 (2), 93-96 PubMed.
• Forgacs J, Carll W T, Herring A S, Hinshaw W R (1958) Toxicity of Stachybotrys atra for animals. Trans N Y Acad Sci 20 (8), 787-808 PubMed.  
• Korneev NE (1948) [Experimental stachybotryotoxicosis in laboratory animals]. Veterinariya (Moscow) 25, 36-40. Russian. Cited in: Hintikka E L (1978) Stachybotryotoxicosis in dogs. In: Willey T D, Morehouse LG (eds) Mycotoxic fungi, mycotoxins and mycotoxicosis. An encyclopedic handbook. Volume 2. New York, Marcel Dekker, Inc., pp 471-472.   

Trichothecenes 

• EFSA (2011) Scientific Opinion on the risks for animal and public health related to the presence of T-2 and HT-2 toxin in food and feed. EFSA J 9, (12), 2481. Available from: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2481 
• Haschek W M, Beasley V R (2009) Trichothecene Mycotoxins. In: Gupta RC (ed) Handbook of Toxicology of Chemical Warfare Agents. Cambridge, MA. Academic Press, pp 353-369. 
• WHO, World Health Organization (2001) WHO Food Additives Series: 47. Safety evaluation of certain mycotoxins in food. Prepared by the Fifty-sixth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). Available at: http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jecmono/v47je06.htm
• Fricke R F, Poppenga R H (1989) Treatment and prophylaxis for trichothecene. In: Beasley VR (ed) Trichothecene Mycotoxicosis: Pathogenic Effects, Volume II. Boca Raton, Florida. CRC Press, pp 135-168.  

Other sources of information

• Konnie Plumlee (ed) (2004) Clinical Veterinary Toxicology. Mosby Inc., pp 231-281.
• Puschner B (2004) Penitrem A and roquefortine. In: Clinical Veterinary Toxicology. K H Plumlee (editor). Mosby, St Louis.
• Peterson and Talcott (eds) (2001) Small Animal Toxicology. W B Saunders Company, pp 593-599.
• Gary D Osweiler (1996) Toxicology. Williams and Wilkins.
• Willey T D, Morehouse L G (eds) (1978) Mycotoxic fungi, mycotoxins and mycotoxicosis. An encyclopedic handbook. Volume 2. New York, Marcel Dekker, Inc.. 

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• ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control, telephone (888) 426-4435.
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